Car construction



June 7 1927 J. F.A sTRElB CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 5'. 1923 2 Sheets-#Sheet 41 June 7., 1927. 1

J. F. STREIB CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed sept-.'51, 1923 3 4 3436' 7,2 56105955101 .5.9

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have the maximum widtlr within 'the-elear- APatented June' 7, 1927. Y

JOHN rjsrniiis, or Ammon, r-EnnsYnVen-rnf'Assieme roL lenssen-n ernst CARL, i

oer/IPANY; or rirrsnnnem Pnitnsnvnmn, A, consorten-Ion Q1? NEW: JERSEY.

can.' eensriwerroin f Application mea september 5, 192e. vseri-e1 ne. 660,384.,

object of the present invention is to previ-de a r-ailwa-yl `i'reigg-h-t oar which wil-1I ance limits allowed;v so aste-obtain a: maximum-capacity and yet permit, of thea-ppl-ication( of the coping members, sidesills-, side lbraces or sta-kes, etc. without'increasing the over all: dimensions'of the car.

Another object of the invention is to provide a freightA car wall construction which will permit of the ,heapingj of: a greater `amount of lading; on the carthan has here tofore been possibi A l'jliurtlrer object or the invention is. to provide a novel post or brace lconstructiony ofv such brace or'stakeis arranged inside of `the car'anda.portionA ont-side ofthe car, and' 26 all-.within the oiitsidefverticarl plane'ofirth'e sidewall. Y 1 j A still further, obieot oi the invention is A to 'provide a; novel" coping;l construction for a railway'frei-ght car. i f e y. I These andother objects will be apparent from the lf'ollo-wing description ,like reference characters referto likepartsy'l Fig. v1` is a side. elevational 1view of y,ai portion "of'a'carembodyihg the invention; isl an 'enlarged 'end''"elevationalv view ofthe" same; 3 is anyenl'arged cross sectional View of the same-taken on the line Sie-340i' Fig. I and Fig, t isan enlarged plan View 2;, side` sills f3', sloping side Hoorsy 4, sloping-.

` E ch of the side walls 2j comprises apliate' Tharing a vertically disposed portionS'and' an inwardly ,andl upwardlyl sloping" top pori-- tion.. 9; V'lostiffen and strengthen the side, Walh -a' cop-ing; ,inem-her A10'V .is provi-ded 5 which is of' angularform having aviiange Il secured to the porti-onf?) of the sidewall and'- alsoV having, a, Hang-,e- I2 formingan itpward .extensionfofthe side wall;A member- ..is, sov positioned that vthe flange ll' will slope inwardlyand upwardly at snbstantiallythe v same angle as` the portion 9y-o'ff' they side wall'.

while. the Hangs 12` will. slopeitpwardly andl i outwardlyv from the. flange l1 and this. copi-y ing member as aV whole will be within the outside vvertical plane of the portionfSf of the side wall.

Each-of the sloping, sideiiioors preferably comprises a-wplate having-'a vertically dis;

posed 'upper portion 113 which is secured te the-"l'owerl portion of' the' plate 7 an inwardly and'down-wardly sloping'po-rtion 14 anda L vertically tdisposed lowerpo-rtion 15 rwhich i portion 515 defines one or"` the `"sides oi-the"` such- ,i opening i being' 65 v- The side sills. are` preferably join channel form havingtheir websxlid-isposedf vertify dischargeopening-I, closed' by thedoors 6; Y

cally and their flanges-17' disposed horizon# I;

the portion l8 oi-'i the side walls# To 'connect `he side' sill and'. slopi'ngsid'e-floor 4', a" plate 18" is provi-d'edwhich is*disposed` horizon-I tally` andai: o'nes'ide isseeured tothe upper" fiange'oii the sill' andfatthe opposite sidel is ben't: downwardly' v, tov .form a. n flange `19' which is' secured tothe lower vportion' 15 of' the slopingjside doorr and vfurther transverse members 20 are providedwhich are secured to the s,illi plate 18 and vertical portion 15 ji' of -the slopingr side Hoonfteach sideoi" 1 theca'r` and on! each side .of theitrans*verse I85K` center linelthereof a brace member 21'; is prei` u vided whichhasa vertically disposed web wardly. extendinglflfanl r`e 25, kof a vertically 2Q', abottom ii'ange 23.which is securedfto the upper flange of the side sill and 'plate A18 and also hase side flange 221- which is secured' to the sloping portion ,of the side-floor." The web 22 of this *member extends .outwardly f beyond" the outside vertical plane ofy the -web of theside sill land is connectedV withl-anout-'l 9-5 disposed angular member 26n *thel tlange 2'?? ofl such in ember .being secured yto theweb, of'

the side sill and' to the slopingl portion lili-f o-f tl'ief side door.

n *itl'iinI `the outside 'i-*erticalA portion .Soi the side wall'.

flanged- U shape andv comprises a raised port will hevnoted-fthatthei i i construction `fustdesCrihed is loca-ted wholly-@icq plane of the v tion or corrugation 29 and lflanges 30 which v Hanges and oorrugati'on extend for substairl tially vthe full length of the stake. The upper portion 31 of the stake is disposed ver-` tically and the flanges 30 of this part of the stake are for the greater portion oil their length, secured to the portion 3 of the side 'walh vThese flanges adjacent their upper ends are 'directedinwardly and upwardly as indicated by the reference character and are secured to the flange 11 of the coping member 10. The lower portion of vthis stake is directed downwardly and inwardly at an angle to the upper portion 31 with the sloping side floor and the other Ithe flanges 35and 36,

of these flanges being connected witl'i the sloping'side floor and brace member 2l. It

4will here be noted that the brace member 2l andangular member 2G are located outside ofthe car body and the stake 23 is locatedr inside of the car body and these members are so disposed and connectedtogcther that they form in effect a continuous stakevfron'i the coping meinberlO to the sidesill v3. Between the flanges 11 and 12 of the copingn'iember 10 a brace member 34 is provided having flanges 35 and 36 which are secured to the flanges 11 and 12 respectively, the flange 35 also being :secured to the portion 32 of the flanges 30 of the stake 28. This member 34 is preferably provided with a rib or corrugation 37 which extends vertically between This member 34 serves to stifi'en the flanges of the coping member 10 and forms in effect an upward extension ofV the stake 28.

kAdjacent each endof each side wall, va` fvertically disposed stake 33 is provided, y

hereinbefore described is provided with a which is preferably of flanged U shape, havingr a rib or corrugation 39 and flanges 40. The lower portions of the flanges 40 are-'secured to the web 16 of the side sill while the -jside wall 2 overlaps the upper portion yof fing member 40 which is preferably of flanged U shape having a rib or corrugation 41 and flanges 42 which flanges are secured to the port-ion 8 of the side wall. Adjacent the top of the member these flanges are bent vinwardly and upwardly and are secured to the flange 11 of the coping member, On the outside of the car body and extending between and secured to the flanges 11 and 12 ofthe coping member and to the flanges42 adjacent the top of the member are brace members 34 which have been hereinbefore described in connection with the stake 28.

As illustrated in the drawings the member 40a extends a short dista-nce below the coping member l() but it will be understood that in some cases these members may be made longer or may be made substantially the same as the stake 28. n

Beyond each of the stakes 38 and at each side of the car avertically disposed stake 43 is provided which is preferably of angular form having flanges 44 and 45. The flange 44 is disposed in direction towards the transverse center line of the car and `at its lower end is secured to the web 1G of the side sill while the flange 45 is Adisposed in a direction toward the longitudinal center line of the car and at its lower end is connected with'downwaidly depending flange 46of a platform plate 47 through the inediuln ,ofv

portion of this plate is provided with an outwardly extending horizontal flange 50.v

which is secured to a cap or gusset member 51 hereinafter morefully described. g Each of the end -floors 5 slope downwardly and inwardly toward the transverse vcentery line of the car. This floor may b-e of any preferred form or construction andis pref.A

erably vprovided withnpwardly extending side portions 52- which are-secured tothe side walls and sloping floor, Thisfioor' adjacent-'its top edge is provided withv a coping member 53 havinga flanget54 which is sei curedto the outside of thefloor and also having an outwardly projecting flange'55.

Eachof the cap or Vgusset members 51 horizontally disposed top portion'56 which is secured to the 'flange 50 ofthe plate 49 and is also provided with an end portion 57 which slopes downwardly and inwardly and is secured `to the flange 12 ofthe coping member 10. The VVportion 57 extends some nected with the flange 11V of the coping member Athrough the medium ofan angular` inember'58, one flange ofk which is secured to the flange 11 Aof the coping member and the other flange is secured to the portioii' I The opposite end portion of this lmember 51 is provided with a` of the memberl 51.

downwardly extending flange 59 which is, secured to the flange 45 ofthe stake 43.l

TheV side portion GO Vof the member 51, is preferably sloped downwardly andA inward-l ly andv at 61 contacts with and is secured to the sloping endpfloor. vIt will bel noted that this member 51y ties the top portions of the side wall and sloping end floor` firmly to-` Vdistance belowjthe flange 12 and is con- 1 gether and also Vserves `to yconnect th'eiposts' 38 and 43 and plate 49 together, thus form- V 'ing a very strong and rigid corner construc-y the sloping end floor thus further connect.

ing the end floor and side wall. y

' Each of the side ladders is formedl by extending ladder rungs 62 between the stakes 38 and 43 and securing one end of 'each rung to one of the flanges 40 of the stake 38 and the opposite end to the flange 4470i thel stake 43. These flanges 40 and 44 are located some distance inside of the outside ver-k tical yplane of the sidewall and when thel rungs 62 Y are secured thereto as v just-de# scribed the ladder as a whole will be vwithin the Outside vertical plane of the side wall.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there are "no parts'of the car body Vau which project beyondA the Youtside vertical' Vplane ofthe side wall and thus a ca i body is providedfhaving a maximum width within .clearance limits allowed. 'i

Having thus described the invention, what ters Patent is l. In a freight car, aV wall having a vertically disposed upper portion and an in- I wardly extendingr lower portion, a side sill',

'a brace between the lower portion. of' said wall and said sill and secured thereto and adapted to lill the space therebetween, a.,

,portionofsaidfweb i p i In testimony whereof, I affix `my signan .arrangedon the outsideof said wall and o secured tosaid sill brace and first mentioned stake.

2. VIn a freight` car, a 4wallhaving an vwardly extending portion, a triangular i brace'secured to said portion, saidV bracev having a vertically disposed vweb, a side sill .below said portion, and *a* Vvertically dis-4 posed member secured to said sill, vertically disposed web and portion.

3.In affreightcar, a lside wall having ya n vertically disposed upper portion and an inwardly sloping portion, a biaeearranged beneath' and ,secured to said lower portion, a. side sill and a vertically disposed member secured to said sill, brace andlportion, said brace Vand memberubeing wholly within the l upper portion of said vertical` plane of the wall. Y Y Y i 4. In? arailway Vfreight car, aside sill, av side floor, aV braceonieinber secured to said sill ,and floor, said meinber'having ajweb extending outwardly Abeyond said sill', and a member securedto saidsilhfioor and out# i wardly extending 'portion of said web.

5. In a railwayvfreight car, a side iioor, f

anbrace-member extending betweenand secured to' said sill :and floor, said members comprising a web projecting outwardlybef` yond said sill, and a vertically disposed member secured to said "sill andv projecting s ture. y

JOHN 1 FL ySTREIB. 

